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(n) protection;patronage;sponsorship
SYNONYM: auspices |
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(v)to inform of;to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
SYNONYMS:acquaint,notify |
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(adj)fond of or inclined to drink;absorbent
SYNONYMS:inebrious,alcoholic |
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(n)a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance;enthusiatic or fawning admirers;an opera hat
SYNONYMS:fan club,flatterers,hanhers-on |
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(v)to pull up by the roots;to root out,uproot,or dislocate
SYNONYMS:extirpate,eradicate,expunge |
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(adj)charitable;dependent upon or supported by charity
SYNONYMS:philanthropic,beneficent |
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(adj)originating in the country or region where found native;inborn;
inherent
SYNONYMS:endemic,domestic,homegrown |
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(adj)given to tears or weeping;causing to shed tears;mournful,lugubrious
SYNONYMS:tearful,doleful,dolorous |
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(n)a dictionary of a language;the special vocabulary of a person,group,or subject
SYNONYMS:workbook,glossary |
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(n) a confused struggle;a violent free-for-all;a tumultuous mingling
SYNONYMS:fracas,brawl,scuffle,donnybrook |
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(n)a miniature world or universe;a group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system
SYNONYMS:epitome,world in little |
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(adj)very small,tiny
(n) a lowercase letter
SYNONYMS:infinitesimal,insignificant |
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(v)to darken or obscure;to confuse or bewilder
SYNONYMS:muddy the waters |
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(n)the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
SYNONYMS:benevolence,solicitude,fatherliness |
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(v) to cause to concentrate aroud two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
SYNONYMS:split,divide,alienate,estrange |
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(n) the range,extent,or scope of something;in law,the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute
SYNONYMS:jurisdiction,orbit |
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(adj)having a ruddy complexion;ofa naturally cheerful,confident,or optimistic outlook
SYNONYMS:flushed,rosy |
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(n)a substandard or ungrammatical usage;a breach of etiquette;any impropriety or mistake
SYNONYMS:misusage,blunder,faux pas |
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(n)a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance;a subordinate or dependent;a servant (adj) subservient
SYNONYMS:(n)menial,minion (adj)servile |
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(n)the quality of appearing to be true, real,likely,or probable
SYNONYMS:realism,lifelikeness,
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